Masturbation is adultery

But, is it sinful? It does not create those desires, but rather feeds off them and perverts them. The general mood in society is to treat women as equals rather than as a piece of property. He can go off and help himself, which makes him a lot less likely to seek out someone else. Therefore, we have to derive principles from Scripture on related sexual issues and see if we can wisely apply them to the subject of masturbation. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.

In the vast majority of marriages, it is the wife who is usually less sexual and often not in the mood, and as a result the husband finds himself with little other choice. It's not too long and it goes into whether its a mortal or venal sin. It is the planning of foolishness that is sin, not the mere thought of it. Sexual desires are physical mechanisms that God placed within the human body to encourage procreation. In the light of what the Bible teaches or does not teach , I cannot honestly call masterbation sin. The bible expressly forbids one of them, and is remarkably silent on the other.

You need self control to avoid getting too close physically in a relationship. In fact in Acts Many reject Matthew 5: And it is this misunderstanding that leaves believers with the condemnation that they commit adultery every day of their lives. Some erringly cite Onan in Gen.